Unit 5 Flying In and Out

Part I Getting Ready 1. baggage: the cases, bags, boxes, etc. of a traveler 2. board: get into a ship or an aircraft 3. airline: a business that runs a regular service for carrying passengers and goods by air 4. delay: move to a later time 5. check in: report one's arrival at an airport 6. round trip: a journey to a place and back again

7. ticketing deadline: a date or time before which a ticket must be bought 8. in-flight: happening or provided during a trip by plane 9. cabin: one of the areas inside a plane for people to use, either one in which the passengers sit or one in which the captain, pilot, and navigator work. 10. stewardess: a woman who works on a ship, train, plane, etc. looking after passengers and serving meals to them.

Section B 1. My ______ would be: only take _________, not a _________. 2. Well, I think it's ______ to organize _________ before you ______. 3. You know, it's a good _____ to take _____ of _____ work to _________ on. 4. Well, you should take a ______ and plenty of _________. 5. I'd ____ you to learn ________ you can about the ______of the people. advice travel everything officeplentyidea catch up reading matter walkman adviseas much as customs large suitcase hand baggage essential

6. Well, I think it's _______ to arrive _______ earlier to give yourself ______ to ______ and acclimatise. 7. Well, foreign customs are _________ to get used to: you should only do what you feel _________ doing. 8. Well, my advice would be to be very ________about __________ and _____. 9. Oh, one very important thing: don't get ________in a __________. 10. When you are ________treat ________you meet with _____. 11. An old friend once told me this: never ______ that you’re a ________. That's a piece of _______ I've always _______. important a day timeadjust difficult comfortable careful local food drink political discussion involved abroad everyone respect forget foreigner advice remembered

Part II Airport Announcements A You are going to hear some airport announcements. While you listen, tick all the names of places and airlines you hear on the tape. Milan Madrid Paris London British Airways New York Alitalia Moscow Sabena Austrian Airlines Brussels Zurich Vienna Swissair Sydney Iberia Airlines of Spain

Section B AirlinesFlight Number DestinationGate No.Delay Y or N Reason for delay Delay time 1Alitalia -- 2Brussels -- 3New York -- 4British Airways all ______ a ______ of ______ handlers -- 5Iberia Airlines of Spain -- the ____ ______ of the ______ flight 6 Zurich -- a ______ fault 35 mins 2 hours 40 mins N N Y Y Y Y 6 8 Milan Madrid A2291 SN608 BA175 IB551 SR805Swissair British Airways Sabena shortage baggage later arrival incoming mechanical flights

Tapescripts 1. Atlitalia to Milan, flight number A2291 now boarding at gate 6. Atlitalia flight number A2291 boarding gate This is the final call for Sabena to Brussels flight number SN608. Any remaining passengers must go immediately to gate 8 where the flight is now closing. Sabena flight number SN608 closing now at gate Passengers to New York.British Airways regret to advise a delay of 35 minutes on their flight number BA175 to New York. That is a delay of 35 minutes on British Airways flight number BA175 to New York.

4. British Airways regret that all flights are subject to delay. This is due to a shortage of baggage handlers. 5. Passengers to Madrid, Iberia airlines of Spain regret to advise a delay of two hours on their flight IB551 to Madrid. This delay is due to the late arrival of the incoming flight. That is a delay of two hours on Iberia flight number IB551 to Madrid. 6. Passengers to Zurich, Swissair regret to advise a delay of 40 minutes on their flight SR805 to Zurich. This delay is due to a mechanical fault. That is a delay of 40 minutes on Swissair flight number SR805 to Zurich.

Part III A trip to the States 1. I would like to go on a __________ to London. 2. Most of the best airline __________ just now are with a _________ or a ______________advance purchase. 3. Do you have a __________ on airlines? 4. If you want a couple of days to think about it, we can hold the ________ until then. 5. Would you be paying by ________ or ________ card? 6. Do you need to see my _____________? 7. Was there any bags you'd like ____________ this evening? 8. Your ____________ check is stapled in the back of your _________ jacket. business trip rates 21 day30 day preference cashcredit passport checked ticket claim reservation

Section B: Note Conversation 1 : Business trip to London Date: leave: return: Advance purchase: Rate: one-way round trip Airline: Ticketing deadline: Payment: by cash/credit card—Visa Sept. 10 Sept. 29 Oct days $595 $1,190 British Airways Sept. 15

Conversation 1: It is _______, and the traveller is at a travel agent. He wants to go on a ________ trip to ________ on ________ and return on ________. The only advance purchase available is able is a ______ advance purchase, and the only rate available is ________ one-way or __________. The ticketing deadline is set for _______ but he decides to pay for them ________. Sept. 10 businessLondonSept. 29 Oct.15 7 day $595$1,190 round trip Sept. 15 immediately

Conversation 2 : Travelling to San Francisco Flight No. : Seat No. : Sitting area: Bags checked: Claim check: back of ticket jacket Departing gate: Boarding time: Departing time: A Non-smoking, near the window One 22 6:40 7:00

Conversation 2: The time is in the ________, and the traveler is checking in for a flight to __________. The clerk tells him that he is going to be travelling out on flight _______ and his seat is in the ____________ area. The seat number is _______ next to the _______. His flight will be departing out of Gate _____. Boarding time is ______and the flight leaves at _____. San Francisco 317 non-smoking 17A 22 window 6:407:00 evening

Part IV More about the topic: In-flight Service minutes $ 5; £ Not mentioned. 5. A humorous love story. 6. mountains; Paris; London; the airline headquarters in New York. 7. On the deck below. 8. A duty-free shop

Tapescripts Jane: Ladies and gentlemen, and children of course. This is your cabin stewardess, Jane. Our in-flight film will be starting in ten minutes’ time, and today we are showing a love story, certificate fifteen. It lasts a hundred and eighteen minutes, but one more important, it stars Mary Morgan and Peter o’Moore, and it’s a good family entertainment. If you do want to watch, there is a just a small cash we have to charge, unfortunately. We will come round with the headphones, so please have your money ready. In dollars, it will be 5 dollars, in the sterling, two fifty. Just a few words about the film. It is the humorous love story with plenty of action. Theirs is bank robbery and a very exciting chase by helicopter. And there’s some lovely scenery in the mountain, and some good scenes in Paris and London. And some of the scenes were shot in our airline helicopters in New York. Now, while I come around with the headphones, I’ll hand you over to Pat who’ll tell you about the duty-free bargains from our shop.

Pat: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. If you do not want to watch the film, the bar is open on the deck below. Or, if you press the buzzer, one of us, Anne and myself, will be alone to take an order. And as Jane said, there’s our duty-free shop which is full of super bargains. You will find a list of you---we mentioned when you first came aboard---and if you want to be order something, we will bring it to your seat. That is how the shop works. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that’s about it, and while we are waiting to start, I’ll play you some background music from the film.